A good brand constitutes “poetic faith”. They tell a “semblance of the truth sufficient to procure for these shadows of imagination that willing suspension of disbelief”. The critical word here being: "willing".
Continue reading...28. July 2010
"Apple of My Eye" is a great little short film shot and edited on the iPhone 4 in 48 hours. It's a great example of working "inside the box" of a creative challenge.
Continue reading...10. May 2010
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Flame finding is your talent. Imagination is hot, execution is cold. The flame is illusive; if you must obsess about something, make it a flame search. "I think part of the process of this whole thing is to get as close to the flame as you can get without being burned" – Graham Nash
Continue reading...29. April 2010
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"Everyone has to learn too much in too short a time. The only way of learning is to do it. There is no shortcut. You need to do a lot of things over and over to get better and better ... Time is short, art is long" - Saul Bass
Continue reading...12. April 2010
All Creatives will relate to artist Ube Urban. I got an immediate warm feeling when I watched him paint a bicycle in Jake Wiens' video; I know what it's like to be immersed in the flow of creating. The idea has been captured so the remainder is letting the gun do it's thing.
Continue reading...28. December 2009
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Photography at its root is honest. Its analog legacy is documentary, accuracy and authenticity. Digitally transformed, the honesty of image capture is being questioned. Regarding truth, however, photography’s quality has remained unchanged. Each capture is a story and the storyteller is the purveyor of truth. Compassionate storyteller, Ryan Lobo, relates some remarkable insights in a 15 minute presentation.
Continue reading...26. November 2009
Photographers learn early to capture contrast. Most serious photographers – pre digital – started seeing frames in black and white so the word “contrast” is etched into our professional consciousness. Yet, contrast is more importantly seen as paradox. In this group of images taken in Afghanistan by Photographer David Guttenfelder, we are confronted with some of the most profound examples.
Continue reading...21. September 2009
I believe you can break photographers down to two categories, “the makers” and “the takers”. I would put Rodney Smith into the former; he’s a maker. This isn’t a value judgment, only an observation, but wait, there’s more.
Continue reading...10. August 2009
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Creativity is often manifested by saddling up a 20 something ambitious ego and riding it ragged until exhausted. Postpone utter collapse by permitting an hour or two of office ping pong every day, but then ride the fatigue into long weekend hours until spent. Overall it’s a good strategy but not especially sustainable. In this Video Charlie Rose Talks to the author John Grisham.
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15. October 2010
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